Queen Bey asked the stadium for a moment of silence, before launching into a monumentous rendition of her Lemonade track "Freedom"-- completely a capella.

Her voice booming throughout the venue, the song has never felt more timely.

Behind her on a giant screen, the names of Sterling, Castile, as well as other recent cases police executions of people of color, including Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, Tamir E. Rice, Oscar Grant, Michael Brown..